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A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Kristine Hopkins, Celia Hubert, Kate Coleman-Minahan, Amanda Jean Stevenson, Kari White, Daniel Grossman, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction Female community college students who have a child while in college are 65% more likely to drop out than those who […]

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Kari White, Daniel Grossman, Amanda Jean Stevenson, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction A substantial gap exists between the scientific evidence demonstrating the safety of abortion in the United States and public opinion about abortion safety. For example, […]

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Fatima Varner, Yang Hou, Tajma Hodzic, Noelle M. Hurd, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, and Stephanie J. Rowley Introduction Declines in academic engagement and psychological well-being, which are common for many adolescents, may be exacerbated among some African American adolescents because […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Letícia J. Marteleto, Abigail Weitzman, Raquel Zanatta Coutinho, and Sandra Valongueiro Alves Introduction The epidemic caused by the Zika virus has been a major public health shock for Brazil, particularly for reproductive-age women. The virus is transmitted via mosquito, […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Susan De Luca, Yan Yueqi, and Yolanda Padilla Introduction Mental health outcomes such as depression are often passed down in families. While links between the mental health symptoms of parents and their children have been established, there is a […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Abigail Weitzman Introduction Maternal mortality in Peru declined over 70 percent between 1990 and 2015, from approximately 250 deaths per 100,000 live births to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. Women’s education levels simultaneously rose over the same period. […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Diane Coffey, Michael Geruso, and Dean Spears Introduction Anemia—defined by low levels of the protein hemoglobin in the blood—is a widespread problem in many developing countries. Anemia in children impairs their physical and cognitive development. While large bodies of […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Daniel Grossman, Kari White, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction In 2013, the Texas legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2, a law that restricted access to medication abortion, banned abortions after 20 weeks “post-fertilization,” required doctors who provided abortions […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Debra Umberson Introduction Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to experience the premature death of mothers, fathers, siblings, children, and other relatives and friends. These disparities begin in childhood and are repeated throughout life in ways that […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Veronique Dupéré, Eric Dion, Tama Leventhal, Isabelle Archambault, Robert Crosnoe, and Michel Janosz Introduction High school dropout is associated with negative individual and social consequences. For example, dropping out of high school can lead to long-term economic hardships that can […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Kelly Raley Introduction Today, nearly two-thirds of first marriages are preceded by cohabitation, but even as living together has increasingly become part of the marriage process, fewer cohabitating couples get married and an increasing proportion break up within three years. This […]

A Brief Report Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Amanda M. Pollitt, Brandon A. Robinson, and Debra Umberson Introduction Marriage is a key institutional context for the study of gender and gender inequality. One way in which gender inequality is maintained in marriage is through gender norms, which […]